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WinCVS (1.3.13.1 Beta 13 (Build 1)) Settings

Wow, this totally sucks to set up, but I encountered only one weird problems which was pretty quickly resolved. Here's the whole 9 yards.

  1. Install WinCVS 1.3b13. You can run it, but don't set any settings yet.
  2. Install Cygwin. You download the setup executable, run it, and then choose a mirror, and then choose which packages you want. Be sure that (under net I think) openssh and some editor like vim (under editors I think) is chosen... otherwise, the default choices give you an amazingly functional, if minimal, bash environment.
  3. Setup ssh within Cygwin just like instructions tell you to in ?AvionicsCVSAccess.
  4. Then run WinCVS and set the following:

Under WinCVS Preferences (Admin:Preferences if you lose the dialog), choose the following settings. Obviously, replace andrew by your own username.

wincvs preferences general dialog.png wincvs preferences ssh settings.png wincvs preferences globals.png wincvs preferences cvs.png wincvs preferences wincvs.png wincvs preferences command dialogs.png

Now choose Create: Check Out Module. If Create doesn't exist, choose Remote: Check Out Module . Make sure the following check box is checked - you'll need to force the CVSROOT thing with -d:

wincvs init settings.png

And now you can checkout the C module using the Modify:Check Out Option. Be sure to put the module in a sane place (i.e., in your documents folder or something like that).

wincvs checkout Settings.png

... and now you're set! The PDF attached below was very useful in helping set up and use WinCVS... as was James.

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